Naalehu, Hawaii
PapakÅlea Beach
A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
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Naalehu, Hawaii
A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
Hilo, Hawaii
Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.
Hawaii
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Pepeekeo, Hawaii
These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.
Hana, Hawaii
A tunnel of hardened lava along Mauiâs famous Road to Hana.
Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Whitehorse, Yukon
When the big city meets the edge of the frontier, log skyscrapers are born.
Whitehorse, Yukon
A spoke-tacular artwork constructed from recycled bicycle rims.
Tagish, Yukon
The picturesque remains of an abandoned silver mine slope down to Tagish Lake in the Yukon.
Watson Lake, Yukon
Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.
Carcross, Yukon
This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.
Dawson City, Yukon
A skeletal collection of former nautical mainstays.
Deline, Northwest Territories
Locals believe the purity of this huge, untouched Arctic lake could be the salvation of human civilization.
Inuvik, Northwest Territories
This house of worship in the Arctic Circle is shaped like an igloo.
Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories
Natural earth mounds formed in the far north.
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Ice roads, deep holes and 3,500 pounds of diamonds.
Inuvik, Unorganized, Northwest Territories
These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.
Skagway, Alaska
A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.
Anchorage, Alaska
Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.
Alaska
The oldest original lighthouse in Alaska that was born out of a tragic shipwreck.
Juneau, Alaska
Impressive artifacts from Juneau's gold mining days fill this mining site-turned-museum.
Homer, Alaska
The largest collection of ornamental hair combs on the planet.
Palmer, Alaska
The only house built with a turret, crenellations, and a moat in Palmer, Alaska.
Valdez, Alaska
Permanent exhibit reminds visitors of the Exxon Valdez.